At Heronswood, we strive to make the time our children spend at school as fun, exciting, engaging and as memorable as possible. We recognise that children learn best when they have an emotional connection to the activities they are participating in. We do this through a stimulating, vibrant curriculum but also by bringing in outside people and by taking the children out on trips and visits.

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Click on any of the News Posts below to find out what exciting things our children have been up to.

• Year 6 Historians

  Mon 30 Jan 2023

  As Historians, Year 6 have been learning about the Kingdom of Benin and the bronzes which were stolen from them during the Victorian era. They were shocked to learn about the Benin bronzes but were pleased to find out that these artefacts are to be returned.

  

• Year 5 Designers

  Mon 30 Jan 2023

  As Designers, Year 5 have spent the afternoon stewing apples and adding different flavourings. The children then enjoyed sampling a variety of flavours. Strangely, apple and pepper was very popular!

  

• Year 3 Gymnasts

  Fri 27 Jan 2023

  As Gymnasts, Year 3 have been exploring a variety of point and patch balances. They have also enjoyed trying out different rolls eg straight rolls and forward rolls that end in a straddle position. As you can see, we have some very flexible gymnasts in Year 3!

  

• Year 3 Geographers

  Fri 27 Jan 2023

  As Geographers, Year 3 have been locating mega-cities across the world. Ask your child how large the population has to be, to be considered a mega-city. #UnitedNations

  

• Year 2 Designers

  Fri 27 Jan 2023

  As Designers, Year 2 have learning about wheels and axles and have been investigating the different ways that they can be assembled.

  

• Year 6 Artists

  Fri 20 Jan 2023

  As Artists, Year 6 have been considering how Artists use paint to show illusion and how to control the types of marks made when using water colours.

  

• Year 2 Biologists

  Wed 18 Jan 2023

  As Biologists, Year 2 have been investigating things that are alive, no longer alive or have never been alive using their knowledge of MRS GREN.

  

• Year 5 Writers

  Wed 18 Jan 2023

  As writers, Year 5 are preparing to write their own story about an octopus using 'How the Whale Became' as inspiration. We have used the iPads to research information about this sea creature.

  

• Year 4 Digital Creators

  Tue 17 Jan 2023

  As Digital Creators, Year 4 used iPads to experiment with cropping photographs. We then had a go at adding filters to change the appearance and add impact to the picture.

  

• Year 6 Linguists

  Tue 17 Jan 2023

  As Linguists, Year 6 have been learning new vocabulary. This week, they have learnt French words to describe items of clothing.